Question

195 Vina bonus quae deinde cadis onerarat Acestes
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What figure of speech is being used in these lines?

Question 16 options:

chiasmus


synchysis


personification


hyperbaton

Answer 1

The lines you provided from Virgil's "Aeneid" feature the figure of speech known as **synchysis**. Synchysis is characterized by the interlocking or mixing of word order, which creates a tangle in the syntax. In this case, the structure of the sentence has an alternating pattern that complicates the flow and reflects the intricacies of the narrative.